Administrators from Penn State and the Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) have signed a comprehensive agreement to facilitate the transfer of CCBC students into nine baccalaureate degree programs at 14 Penn State campuses, including Penn State Beaver.

Alan Robinson, speaker for the Family Business Alliance at Wilkes University, spoke to Penn State Worthington Scranton students and regional business leaders, many of them family business owners about his recent research and book, "The Idea-Driven Organization: Unlocking the Power In Bottom-up Ideas."

Philip Mosley, professor of English and comparative literature at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has realized a notable literary success with his translation of Bruges-la-Morte, a 19th century Belgian novel, which has sold over 2,000 copies internationally.

Patricia Hinchey, professor of education at Penn State Worthington Scranton, has been named to a team of educators key to a pilot project intended to honor schools that have taken research-based steps to improve education, especially for students disadvantaged by poverty.

Building on his mission to “Dominate The State,” Penn State football coach James Franklin and several head coaches will embark on the Penn State Coaches Caravan tour in May, with stops in 17 locales. Thirteen of the 17 events will take place in Pennsylvania, including five on Penn State campuses, with additional stops in Baltimore, New Jersey, New York City and Washington, D.C. As a benefit of membership, Penn State Alumni Association and Nittany Lion Club members have the opportunity to begin registering for Coaches Caravan events today (March 24), before the Caravan is open to the general public.

Six Penn State faculty members have received the 2014 George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching. They are Meredith Defelice, senior lecturer of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Eberly College of Science; Michael Evans, assistant chief academic officer and instructor of nursing at Penn State Worthington Scranton; Karen Kackley-Dutt, instructor of biology at Penn State Lehigh Valley; Dale Olver, instructor of dairy and animal science in the College of Agricultural Sciences; Ute Poerschke, associate professor of architecture in the College of Arts and Architecture, and Jessica Schocker, assistant professor of social studies education and women’s studies at Penn State Berks. The award, named after Penn State’s seventh president, honors excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level.

Penn State has recognized David and Ann Hawk, Penn State alumni and leaders of For the Future: The Campaign for Penn State Students, as its 2013 Fundraising Volunteers of the Year. The award, which was officially presented to the Hawks on Sept. 20 for their service to Penn State Worthington Scranton and the University, honors the leadership of alumni and friends in securing philanthropic support for Penn State.

The School of Nursing has received a $1.12 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support interprofessional education between students in the School of Nursing and Penn State College of Medicine.